Marking machine



Dec. ll, 1928.

A. VAN VEN MARKING MACHINE Filed Dec. 9. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l Dec. l1,1928.

, A. VAN VEEN MARKING MACHINE 2 Sheetsmsheet 2 Filed Dec. 9. 1922Patented Dec. 1l, 1928.

UNITED STATES 1,694,955 PATENT OFFICE.

l.ANTON VANVEEN,IOF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THEl FULLER BRUSHCOMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

MARKING MACHINE.

Application led December 9, 1922. Serial No. 605,803.

My invention relates to the classI of machines that operate toautomatically mark or brand articles with characters of any desiredsort, and an object of my invention,

among others, is to provide a machine of this type that shallautomatically, efficiently and rapidly perform the operations requiredof it.

One form of machine embodying my invention and in the construction anduse of which the objects herein set out, as well as others, may beattained, is illustrated in the ac'companying drawings, in which-.-

Figure 1 is a top view of my improved marking machine.

Figure 2 it a view in front elevation with the driving shaft broken off.

Figure 3 is an end view looking at the left hand end of the machine asshown in Figure 2. v

Figure 4 is a view, scale'enlarged, through a portion of the machine ona plane passing centrally, lengthwise through the branding or markinghead.

Figure 5 is a view in section on a plane denoted by the dotted line 5 ofFigure 4.

Figure 6 is a side view of the branding or marking head.

Figure 7 is a` view in cross section through the marking or brandinghead and supporting table on a plane passing through the marking orbranding dies, parts of the machine underneath said table being brokenaway.

My improved machine shown and describ` ed herein may be, as a whole,supported in any desired manner, the machine illustrated embodying abase plate 10 that may rest upon any suitable support. A bearing bracket11 is secured to and rises from this base plate and is 'provided at itsupper end with bearings 12-13-for a driving shaft 14 that may be rotatedin any suitable' manner, as by a belt passing about a driving pulley 15secured to said driving shaft. A flanged collar 16 is secured to theendfof the driving shaft opposite said pulley, and a marking or brandinghead 17 is secured to the flange of said collar as by screw bolts 18passing through spacers 19 by means of which the marking or brandinghead is spaced from said collar, the bearings 12 and 13 being ofsufficient length -to rigidly support the marking or branding head andparts secured thereto, e p

The marking head 17 is provided with markers 20 located on the peripheryof the marking head. rIhese markers may be formed in any desired manner,intergral with or separate from said' head. In the preferred form ofconstruction and as shown herein these markers or branding members arein the form of dies comprising marker bases 21 secured in grooves v22 inthe marking head, sai-d grooves being preferably of dovetailed shape toreceive said bases of the same shape, and preferably said grooves taperfrom a certain width at one end to a different width at the other end sothat the markers will be tightly wedged as they are driven endwise intosaid grooves.

The marking head is provided in its interior V,with any suitable meansfor heating said head and said markers or branding members to a properdegree for marking purposes.` In the structure herein shown thisheating'member 23 comprises a coil constructed in any ordinary and wellknown manner to receive a current of electricity to cause said coil tobe heated and suchheat to be transferred from the coil to the head 17.The structure of this coil is not specifically shown herein as it willbe readily understood by those skilled in the art. The opposite ends ofthe structure comprising said coilare extended out at the end of thehead 17 forming terminals 24--25 to which conf ductors 26-27 areconnected. l

A case 28 'rs attached to the end of the head 17, and a neck 29 projectsfrom said case, a cap 30 closing the opening at the outer end of theneck. A bolt 31 extends through said cap, neck, and case, and throughthe head 17, the end of the bolt being threaded into the shaft 14, asshown in Figure 4 of the drawings, and any suitable means, as a head 0ra nut, may be employedv to secure the bolt against the c'a 30. Anopening 32 within which said bolt projects in the head 17 is preferablylarger than said bolt kto provide a space entirely therearound.

An insulator 33 fills the chamber within the case 28 and the neck 29,such insulator being for the purpose of preventing transfer of heat fromthe head 17 to the case 28 and parts of the mechanism thereon, and suchlinsulator may be composed of any suitable non-heat conductingn'xaterial,l as asbestos.

tor and the conductors 26-27 extend throu h it and through openings inthe side of t e neck 29 to the outer side thereof. Dowel pins 34 extendinto the facing edges of the head'17 and case 28, and spacers 35 areemployed to separate the case from the head. Said spacers may be formedas an integral part of the dowel pins if desired.

The conductor 26 is secured to a conducting collar 36 mounted on aninsulating sleeve 37 attached to the neck 29 in any suitable manner, andthe conductor 27 is secured to a similar conducting collar 38 mounted onsaid sleeve.

A standard 39 is supported by the base .10 and rises therefrom and has abrush supporting plate 40 secured to its upper end and projecting beyondthe side thereof, brush supports 41-42 extending through openings in theprojecting part of said plate. Wires 43-44 are secured to the supports42-41 and brushes 45-46 are yieldingly mounted in any suitable manner inthe supports 41-4 2,' said brushes bein thus held in .yielding Contactwith the sai collars 364-38, By this means a current of electricity isset up from an?7 suitable source (not shown herein) througi the membersand conductors above described lto the heating member 23 and therefromback to said source in a manner that will be readil understood.

A bloc 47 is secured to the base 10 and a table supporting bracket 48 issecured to and projects from said block. A table 49 is-pivotallyattached to said bracket, said table preferably having a groove 50within which articles 51', as wooden handles, are located and alongwhich they roll, the table 49 bein inclined to cause such rollingaction. The ta le is yieldingly supported upon a plunger 52 seated upona spring 53 in a recess 54 in the block 47, as shown in Figure 7 of thedrawings.

Positioningplungers 55 project from the upper surface of the table tointercept the artlcles 51 and stoptheir rolling movement in propersition to .receive the markers. 20, as the atter are rotated with thehead 17 above such articles, but in position to come in contacttherewith. These positioning members are ieldingly mounted upon springs56 locatedy in spring cases 57 'pro- )acting from the under surface ofthe table' 49, the positioning members ro'ectin u vwardly through thetable, and als shovn iii Fi re 7 of the drawin he `peration of thimachine will be readily understood, it being noted that the head 17 isso insulated that the heat therefrom will not be communicated to anobjectionable degree to other portions of the machine. The positioningmembers 55 intercept the articles to be marked in such position that themarkers 20, as they sweep over the articles, will come in contact withmember, said member being them and roll them along, the positioningmembers 55 in this operation being depressed suiiiciently to permit thearticles to roll over them, and the spring pressed plunger 52 alsoyielding to -enable the table to move downwardly and thus perimt thearticles to pass underneath the markers, this plunger maintainingsul'licient pressure between the articles and the markers to cause thelatter to effectively mark or brand said article.

The collars 36 and 38 are secured as by set screws, as shown in Figure 4of the drawings, and inorder to elfcctively secure them in place a shoe58 is interposed between each collar and the sleeve 37 lagainst whichshoes the set screws bind to hold the collars securely in place.

While the case 28 and neck 29 vprojecting therefrom are shown as filledwith an i11- sulating material, it is observed that it is not absolutelyessential to the invention that said case and neck shall be thus illed,as extremely satisfactory results will be -obtained without any llingwhatever in said case and neck. l y

In accordance with the provisions of the atent statutes IA havedescribed the principles of operation of my invention, together with thedevicevwhich I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof;but I desire to have it understood that the device shown is onlyillustrative,land that theinvention may be carried out by other means.

I claim z- 1. A marking machine including a movably mounted markingmember, a table Vpivotally mounted to support articles to be marked formovement past said marking member, and a positioning member supported bysaid table to position the end article of a row of contiguously disposedarticles in marking position relatively to said marking member,saidmember being operative to restrain movement of said row of articleswith said end article in said marking position. A

2. A marking machine including a movably mounted mar yieldingly movablymounted to. sup-port articles to be marked for movement past saidmarking member, and a positioning member' yieldingly movably supportedby said table to position the end article of a row of contiguouslydisposed articles in marking position relatively to said markingoperative to rerow of articles strain movement of said king member, a vtable with said end article in said'marking positlon. l

3. A marking machine including a movably mounted marking member, a tablemounted in a' inclined position to support articles to be marked forrolling movement with respect to .said marking member, and a positioningmember yieldingly supported by said table to position the end article ofa row of contiguously disposed articles in marking position with respectto said marking member and to permit movement of said articles past saidmarking member, said member being operative to restrain movement of saidrow ofarticles with said end .article in said marking position.

4. A 'marking machine nincluding a movably mounted marking member, atable movably mounted to support a row of contigu- Ously disposedarticles to -be marked, means yfor yieldingly forcing .the `table towardsaid marking member, and a positioning member supported by said table toposition the end article of said row relativelyfto said marking memberfor movement thereby, said member being operative to restrain movementof said row of articles with said end article in said marking position.

5. A marking machineinclding a movably mounted marking member, a tablemovably mounted to support articles to Vbe marked, a plunger, means foryieldingly forcing the plunger against said table, means for limitingmovement of the table under the application of said force, and apositioning member supported by said table to position the end articleof a row of contiguously disposed articles in marking position rela'-tively to said marking member, said member being operative to restrainmovement of said row of articles with said end articlein said markingposition.

6. A marking machine including a marking member and a table member tosupport articles to bemarked, one of said members being movably mountedto cause rolling movement of 'said articles past said marki'ng member,and a positioning member supported b said table to position the endarticle o a row of contiguously'disposed articles in marking positionrelatively to said' marking member, said member being l markingposition. I

tiguously disposed articles to be marked for operative to restrainmovement of said row of articles with said end `article in said 7. Amarking machine lincluding a rotatably mounted marking. member, a tablepivotally mounted to support a row of con- .movement of a marking memberat each loperation of thev table.

8. A marking machine including a rotatably mounted marking member, atable pivotally mounted to support a row of contignously disposedarticles to be marked. for successive movement of the bottom article incontact with the next article above in the row past said marking member,a positioning member yieldingly supported by said table for radialmovement With respect to said marking member, and means for retainingsaid positioning member to limit the movement of said row and includingthe article being marked, whereby the end article vvill be placed in thepath of movement of a marking member at each operation of the table'.

9. A marking machine including a rotatposed in an inclined position tosupport a .rovv of contiguously disposed articles for ably mounted tolsupport a row of contigu-4l Iably mounted marking member, a table disasvously disposed articles to be marked,means' for lyieldingly forcin thetable toward the mar ing member, an a' positioning member supportedbyvsaid table to support the entire row of articles lincluding thebottom article during the markingV operation upon the latter.

ANTON VAN vmiN.

